220 likes | 492 Views
Developing a Useful Survey Using Survey Monkey. …in less than 60 minutes…. Why Survey Monkey??. It’s free & easy. Why Survey Monkey??. Survey Monkey “Help”. Objectives. Describe Uses of SM or other similar product Clarify your goals/what you want to know
E N D
Developing a Useful Survey Using Survey Monkey …in less than 60 minutes…
Why Survey Monkey?? It’s free & easy
Objectives • Describe Uses of SM or other similar product • Clarify your goals/what you want to know • Identify sample and sample size to be surveyed • Write questions, aka “Items” • Test the survey instrument • Deliver/distribute survey • Display and Use data collected
When would we conduct a survey? • Research, formal or otherwise • Opinion gathering • Data gathering • Event planning • Other???
What do you want to know? • Is there one or more research question(s)? • Is there a decision to be made?
Whodo you want to survey? • All, or a segment? • How many responses do you want? • How many surveys should you send?
Consider the overall ‘instrument’ • Choose the tool • Choose color, logo, art, aesthetics, etc. • Consider the types of questions to use • Design, experiment, edit, try again
Write questions, aka “Items” • Be clear • Be concise • Be spare • Don’t ask stuff you are only sort of interested in knowing • Ask yourself “what will I do with the answers”?
Testthe survey instrument • Create a short, fun one first! • Friends • Relatives • Colleagues • Young people (for clarity, language)
Deliver/distribute the survey • In person? • Via email? • On paper? • Add deadlineand close survey • Follow up as needed
Start! www.surveymonkey.com
Getting Started ahslphoenixtraining wildcat
Resources • SM help & Tutorials • AAPOR • Google Scholar • Google Books • Wikipedia on Response Rate • Wikipedia on Sampling • Wikipedia on Data Collection • MEDLINE (MeSH) • Your librarians
Steps in the process • Know the variety of uses for surveys • Know “what you want to know” • Identify a good sample and sample size • Design the instrument (color, appearance…) • Write the questions, aka “Items” • Test the survey instrument (on colleagues) • Determine method and deliver the survey • Display and use data collected
Thanks! Call any time! Jacque Doyle 602-827-2031 jddoyle@email.arizona.edu